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Is there a better
place than Crooked Tree to see the scarce and elusive Agami
Heron? This is one of 4 of these dagger-billed beauties that
we saw there. (Photo by guide Peter Burke)
NOTE: Due to scheduling considerations, please be advised
that our 2014 itinerary will visit Lamanai Outpost Lodge and
Hidden Valley Inn instead of the route we followed on
our 2013 tour as reflected in the triplist below. Lamanai
and Hidden Valley provide similary exciting and productive
birding, and we expect the cross section of species
seen on our 2014 tour to overlap in all important respects
with what is reported below (for example, the waterbirds
possible at Lamanai are very similar to those at Crooked
Tree). We look forward to seeing you in Belize!
When the winter doldrums are setting in and spring seems to
be an age away, what better than a trip south to look at
birds? Belize offers such a great diversity and is within 2
hours flight of the US, so you can't go wrong! Our trip began
at the village of Crooked Tree, where the abundance and
diversity of waterbirds provided us with non-stop action -
from the egrets, herons, storks, and ibises wading along its
shores, to the lazy flypasts of Snail Kites and Lesser
Yellow-headed Vultures. And how about those Agami Herons and
Jabirus?!! When the waterbirds gave us our fill, we turned to
the forests and pasturelands and we were kept just as busy
with a plethora of warblers, vireos, tanagers, orioles,
hummingbirds, flycatchers... the list goes on. Needless to
say, we all thrilled at the views of Gray-throated Chat,
Yucatan Woodpecker, and Yellow-headed Parrots, plus other
specialties of this part of Belize. Our hosts, the folks at
Bird's Eye View Lodge, including guides Michael and Rudy, were
simply outstanding as well.
The same could be said for Blackrock Lodge, our second
destination in the western highlands. Surrounded by the high
cliff faces along the Macul River, we settled in and kept up
the pace of adding new birds daily. The comfortable dining
area provided super viewing of an assortment of birds visiting
the feeding trays or soaring high above the forest. During the
days that we birded around the lodge or visited the nearby
sites of El Pilar and Rio Frio Caves, our birding sampled a
super diversity of humid, broad-leafed forest and highland
Caribbean Pine forest birds. From White Hawks and King
Vultures to Brown-winged Schiffornis and Golden-crowned
Warblers, we tallied a large number of species here. Of course
there were highlights - an Orange-breasted Falcon perched near
its nesting site; pairs of Rufous-tailed Jacamars and Emerald
Toucanets scolding us while we watched in the telescopes, a
White-whiskered Puffbird sitting quietly in the understory,
and a couple of Tody Motmots that came in wonderfully close.
We're sure you all have your own special recollections as
well.
We both enjoyed our experiences leading this tour and we hope
the memories and photos you have from it last you... until our
next trip together! Hope to see you soon.
--Peter and John
KEYS FOR THIS LIST
One of the following keys may be shown in brackets for
individual species as appropriate: * = heard only, I =
introduced, E = endemic, N = nesting, a = austral migrant, b =
boreal migrant
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl)
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK (Dendrocygna bicolor)
MUSCOVY DUCK (Cairina
moschata)
AMERICAN WIGEON (Anas americana)
BLUE-WINGED TEAL (Anas discors)
RING-NECKED DUCK (Aythya collaris)
Cracidae (Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows)
PLAIN CHACHALACA (Ortalis vetula)
Podicipedidae (Grebes)
PIED-BILLED GREBE (Podilymbus podiceps)
Ciconiidae (Storks)
JABIRU (Jabiru
mycteria)
WOOD STORK (Mycteria
americana)
Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (Fregata magnificens)
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
Anhingidae (Anhingas)
ANHINGA (Anhinga
anhinga)
Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
BARE-THROATED TIGER-HERON (Tigrisoma mexicanum)
GREAT BLUE HERON (Ardea herodias)
GREAT EGRET (Ardea
alba)
SNOWY EGRET (Egretta
thula)
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Egretta caerulea)
TRICOLORED HERON (Egretta tricolor)

Snail Kites, like
this female, were a common sight over the lagoon at
Crooked Tree, where they feast on the abundant apple
snails there. (Photo by guide Peter Burke)
CATTLE EGRET
(Bubulcus ibis)
GREEN HERON (Butorides
virescens)
AGAMI HERON (Agamia
agami)
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Nycticorax nycticorax)
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Nyctanassa violacea)
BOAT-BILLED HERON (Cochlearius cochlearius)
Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
WHITE IBIS (Eudocimus
albus)
GLOSSY IBIS (Plegadis
falcinellus)
ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Platalea ajaja)
Cathartidae (New World Vultures)
BLACK VULTURE (Coragyps
atratus)
TURKEY VULTURE (Cathartes
aura)
LESSER YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE (Cathartes burrovianus)
KING VULTURE (Sarcoramphus
papa)
Pandionidae (Osprey)
OSPREY (Pandion
haliaetus)
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
WHITE-TAILED KITE (Elanus leucurus)
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Elanoides forficatus)
BLACK HAWK-EAGLE (Spizaetus tyrannus)
BLACK-COLLARED HAWK (Busarellus nigricollis)
SNAIL KITE (Rostrhamus
sociabilis)
DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE (Harpagus bidentatus)
PLUMBEOUS KITE (Ictinia
plumbea)
COMMON BLACK-HAWK (Buteogallus anthracinus)
GREAT BLACK-HAWK (Buteogallus urubitinga)
ROADSIDE HAWK (Rupornis
magnirostris)
WHITE-TAILED HAWK (Geranoaetus albicaudatus)
WHITE HAWK (Pseudastur
albicollis)
GRAY HAWK (Buteo
plagiatus)
SHORT-TAILED HAWK (Buteo brachyurus)
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
GRAY-NECKED WOOD-RAIL (Aramides cajaneus)
AMERICAN COOT (Fulica
americana)
Heliornithidae (Finfoots)

A happy gang of
birders poses amidst the lush tropical gardens at
Blackrock Lodge. (Photo by guide Peter Burke)
SUNGREBE (Heliornis fulica)
Aramidae (Limpkin)
LIMPKIN (Aramus
guarauna)
Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
KILLDEER (Charadrius
vociferus)
Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets)
BLACK-NECKED STILT (Himantopus mexicanus)
Jacanidae (Jacanas)
NORTHERN JACANA (Jacana spinosa)
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
SPOTTED SANDPIPER (Actitis macularius)
SOLITARY SANDPIPER (Tringa solitaria)
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers)
FRANKLIN'S GULL (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
GULL-BILLED TERN (Gelochelidon nilotica)
CASPIAN TERN (Hydroprogne
caspia)
ROYAL TERN (Thalasseus
maximus)
Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
ROCK PIGEON (Columba
livia)
PALE-VENTED PIGEON (Patagioenas cayennensis)
SCALED PIGEON (Patagioenas
speciosa) [*]
RED-BILLED PIGEON (Patagioenas flavirostris)
SHORT-BILLED PIGEON (Patagioenas nigrirostris) [*]
COMMON GROUND-DOVE (Columbina passerina)
RUDDY GROUND-DOVE (Columbina talpacoti)
WHITE-TIPPED DOVE (Leptotila verreauxi)
GRAY-CHESTED DOVE (Leptotila cassini) [*]
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
SQUIRREL CUCKOO (Piaya cayana)
GROOVE-BILLED ANI (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
COMMON PAURAQUE (Nyctidromus albicollis)
Apodidae (Swifts)
WHITE-COLLARED SWIFT (Streptoprocne zonaris)
VAUX'S SWIFT (RICHMOND'S) (Chaetura vauxi richmondi)
LESSER SWALLOW-TAILED SWIFT (Panyptila cayennensis)
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN (Florisuga mellivora)
GREEN-BREASTED MANGO (Anthracothorax prevostii)
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (Archilochus colubris)
WEDGE-TAILED SABREWING (Campylopterus curvipennis)

Largest of the
New World kingfishers, a handsome Ringed Kingfisher
perches above the waters of Crooked Tree lagoon. (Photo by
guide Peter Burke)
WHITE-BELLIED
EMERALD (Amazilia candida)
RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD (Amazilia tzacatl)
Trogonidae (Trogons)
SLATY-TAILED TROGON (Trogon massena)
BLACK-HEADED TROGON (Trogon melanocephalus)
GARTERED TROGON (Trogon caligatus)
Momotidae (Motmots)
TODY MOTMOT (Hylomanes
momotula)
BLUE-CROWNED MOTMOT (LESSON'S) (Momotus coeruliceps exiguus)
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
RINGED KINGFISHER (Megaceryle torquata)
BELTED KINGFISHER (Megaceryle alcyon)
GREEN KINGFISHER (Chloroceryle americana)
AMERICAN PYGMY KINGFISHER (Chloroceryle aenea)
Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
WHITE-WHISKERED PUFFBIRD (Malacoptila panamensis)
Galbulidae (Jacamars)
RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR (Galbula ruficauda)
Ramphastidae (Toucans)
EMERALD TOUCANET (Aulacorhynchus prasinus)
COLLARED ARACARI (Pteroglossus torquatus)
KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
Picidae (Woodpeckers)
ACORN WOODPECKER (Melanerpes formicivorus)
BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER (Melanerpes pucherani)
YUCATAN WOODPECKER (Melanerpes pygmaeus)
GOLDEN-FRONTED WOODPECKER (EAST MEXICO)
(Melanerpes aurifrons dubius)
SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKER (Picoides fumigatus)
GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER (Colaptes rubiginosus)
LINEATED WOODPECKER (Dryocopus lineatus)
PALE-BILLED WOODPECKER (Campephilus guatemalensis)
Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
BARRED FOREST-FALCON (Micrastur ruficollis) [*]
COLLARED FOREST-FALCON (Micrastur semitorquatus) [*]
LAUGHING FALCON (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
BAT FALCON (Falco
rufigularis)
ORANGE-BREASTED FALCON (Falco deiroleucus)
PEREGRINE FALCON (Falco peregrinus)
Psittacidae (Parrots)
OLIVE-THROATED PARAKEET (AZTEC) (Aratinga nana astec)
WHITE-CROWNED PARROT (Pionus senilis)
WHITE-FRONTED PARROT (Amazona albifrons)
RED-LORED PARROT (Amazona autumnalis)
YELLOW-HEADED PARROT (Amazona oratrix)
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
BARRED ANTSHRIKE (Thamnophilus doliatus)
DOT-WINGED ANTWREN (Microrhopias quixensis)
Formicariidae (Antthrushes)
BLACK-FACED ANTTHRUSH (MEXICAN) (Formicarius analis moniliger) [*]
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)

Clown-faced Acorn
Woodpeckers are common denizens of Belize's pine
savannahs. (Photo by guide Peter Burke)
OLIVACEOUS
WOODCREEPER (Sittasomus
griseicapillus)
RUDDY WOODCREEPER (Dendrocincla homochroa)
WEDGE-BILLED WOODCREEPER (Glyphorynchus spirurus)
IVORY-BILLED WOODCREEPER (Xiphorhynchus flavigaster)
STREAK-HEADED WOODCREEPER (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii) [*]
PLAIN XENOPS (Xenops
minutus)
BUFF-THROATED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Automolus ochrolaemus)
RUFOUS-BREASTED SPINETAIL (Synallaxis erythrothorax)
Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
YELLOW-BELLIED TYRANNULET (Ornithion semiflavum)
NORTHERN BEARDLESS-TYRANNULET (Camptostoma imberbe)
GREENISH ELAENIA (Myiopagis viridicata)
YELLOW-BELLIED ELAENIA (Elaenia flavogaster)
OCHRE-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Mionectes oleagineus)
SEPIA-CAPPED FLYCATCHER (Leptopogon amaurocephalus)
NORTHERN BENTBILL (Oncostoma cinereigulare)
SLATE-HEADED TODY-FLYCATCHER (Poecilotriccus sylvia)
COMMON TODY-FLYCATCHER (Todirostrum cinereum)
EYE-RINGED FLATBILL (Rhynchocyclus brevirostris)
YELLOW-OLIVE FLYCATCHER (Tolmomyias sulphurescens)
STUB-TAILED SPADEBILL (Platyrinchus cancrominus)
SULPHUR-RUMPED FLYCATCHER (Myiobius sulphureipygius sulphureipygius)
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER (Contopus cooperi)
TROPICAL PEWEE (Contopus
cinereus)
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (Empidonax flaviventris)
LEAST FLYCATCHER (Empidonax minimus)
BLACK PHOEBE (Sayornis
nigricans)
VERMILION FLYCATCHER (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
BRIGHT-RUMPED ATTILA (Attila spadiceus)
YUCATAN FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus yucatanensis)
DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus crinitus)

Boat rides on the
lagoon were a highlight of our stay at Crooked Tree. Here
the group enjoys close up views of a bunch of Wood Storks.
(Photo by guide Peter Burke)
GREAT KISKADEE
(Pitangus sulphuratus)
BOAT-BILLED FLYCATCHER (Megarynchus pitangua) [*]
SOCIAL FLYCATCHER (Myiozetetes similis)
TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Tyrannus melancholicus)
COUCH'S KINGBIRD (Tyrannus couchii)
FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Tyrannus savana)
Pipridae (Manakins)
WHITE-COLLARED MANAKIN (Manacus candei)
RED-CAPPED MANAKIN (Pipra mentalis)
Tityridae (Tityras and Allies)
BLACK-CROWNED TITYRA (Tityra inquisitor)
MASKED TITYRA (Tityra
semifasciata)
BROWN-WINGED SCHIFFORNIS (Schiffornis turdina)
GRAY-COLLARED BECARD (Pachyramphus major)
ROSE-THROATED BECARD (Pachyramphus aglaiae)
Vireonidae (Vireos)
WHITE-EYED VIREO (Vireo griseus)
MANGROVE VIREO (Vireo
pallens)
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO (Vireo flavifrons)
TAWNY-CROWNED GREENLET (Hylophilus ochraceiceps)
LESSER GREENLET (Hylophilus decurtatus)
RUFOUS-BROWED PEPPERSHRIKE (Cyclarhis gujanensis)
Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
BROWN JAY (Psilorhinus
morio)
GREEN JAY (Cyanocorax
yncas) [*]
YUCATAN JAY (Cyanocorax
yucatanicus)
Hirundinidae (Swallows)
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
GRAY-BREASTED MARTIN (Progne chalybea)
TREE SWALLOW (Tachycineta
bicolor)
MANGROVE SWALLOW (Tachycineta albilinea)
BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo
rustica)
Troglodytidae (Wrens)
HOUSE WREN (SOUTHERN) (Troglodytes aedon musculus)
SPOT-BREASTED WREN (Pheugopedius maculipectus)
WHITE-BELLIED WREN (Uropsila leucogastra)
WHITE-BREASTED WOOD-WREN (Henicorhina leucosticta)
Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers)
LONG-BILLED GNATWREN (Ramphocaenus melanurus)
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (Polioptila caerulea)
Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies)
WOOD THRUSH (Hylocichla
mustelina)
CLAY-COLORED THRUSH (Turdus grayi)
Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)
GRAY CATBIRD (Dumetella
carolinensis)
TROPICAL MOCKINGBIRD (Mimus gilvus)
Parulidae (New World Warblers)
OVENBIRD (Seiurus
aurocapilla)
WORM-EATING WARBLER (Helmitheros vermivorum)
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (Parkesia motacilla)
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (Parkesia noveboracensis)
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (Vermivora cyanoptera)
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (Vermivora chrysoptera)
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER (Mniotilta varia)
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (Protonotaria citrea)
SWAINSON'S WARBLER (Limnothlypis swainsonii)
GRAY-CROWNED YELLOWTHROAT (Geothlypis poliocephala)
KENTUCKY WARBLER (Geothlypis formosa)
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT (Geothlypis trichas)
HOODED WARBLER (Setophaga
citrina)
AMERICAN REDSTART (Setophaga ruticilla)
NORTHERN PARULA (Setophaga americana)
MAGNOLIA WARBLER (Setophaga magnolia)
YELLOW WARBLER (Setophaga
petechia)
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER (Setophaga pensylvanica)
PALM WARBLER (Setophaga
palmarum)
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (Setophaga coronata)
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Setophaga dominica)
GRACE'S WARBLER (Setophaga graciae)
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER (Setophaga virens)
RUFOUS-CAPPED WARBLER (Basileuterus rufifrons)
GOLDEN-CROWNED WARBLER (Basileuterus culicivorus)
WILSON'S WARBLER (Cardellina pusilla)
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (Icteria virens)
Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
BLACK-THROATED SHRIKE-TANAGER (Lanio aurantius)
BLUE-GRAY TANAGER (Thraupis episcopus)
YELLOW-WINGED TANAGER (Thraupis abbas)
GOLDEN-HOODED TANAGER (Tangara larvata)
RED-LEGGED HONEYCREEPER (Cyanerpes cyaneus)
BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT (Volatinia jacarina)
WHITE-COLLARED SEEDEATER (WHITE-COLLARED)
(Sporophila torqueola morelleti)
YELLOW-FACED GRASSQUIT (Tiaris olivaceus)
GRAYISH SALTATOR (Saltator coerulescens) [*]
BLACK-HEADED SALTATOR (Saltator atriceps)
Emberizidae (Buntings and New World
Sparrows)
ORANGE-BILLED SPARROW (Arremon aurantiirostris)
GREEN-BACKED SPARROW (Arremonops chloronotus)
RUSTY SPARROW (Aimophila
rufescens)
CHIPPING SPARROW (Spizella passerina)
Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
HEPATIC TANAGER (Piranga flava)
SUMMER TANAGER (Piranga
rubra)
RED-THROATED ANT-TANAGER (Habia fuscicauda)
BLACK-FACED GROSBEAK (Caryothraustes poliogaster)
NORTHERN CARDINAL (Cardinalis cardinalis)
GRAY-THROATED CHAT (Granatellus sallaei)
BLUE-BLACK GROSBEAK (Cyanocompsa cyanoides)
BLUE GROSBEAK (Passerina
caerulea)
PAINTED BUNTING (Passerina ciris)
Icteridae (Troupials and Allies)
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (Agelaius phoeniceus)
EASTERN MEADOWLARK (Sturnella magna)
MELODIOUS BLACKBIRD (Dives dives)
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE (Quiscalus mexicanus)
BLACK-COWLED ORIOLE (Icterus prosthemelas)
ORCHARD ORIOLE (Icterus
spurius)
HOODED ORIOLE (Icterus
cucullatus)
YELLOW-TAILED ORIOLE (Icterus mesomelas)
BALTIMORE ORIOLE (Icterus galbula)
YELLOW-BILLED CACIQUE (Amblycercus holosericeus)
MONTEZUMA OROPENDOLA (Psarocolius montezuma)
Fringillidae (Siskins, Crossbills, and
Allies)
YELLOW-THROATED EUPHONIA (Euphonia hirundinacea)
OLIVE-BACKED EUPHONIA (Euphonia gouldi)
BLACK-HEADED SISKIN (Spinus notatus)
YUCATAN HOWLER MONKEY (Alouatta pigra)
YUCATAN SQUIRREL (Sciurus yucatanensis)
WHITE-NOSED COATI (Nasua narica)
GREATER GRISON (Galictis
vittata)
Totals for the tour: 250 bird taxa and 4 mammal taxa